Clothes drying rack

ABSTRACT

The clothes drying rack is a collapsible rack adapted for use in drying apparel and textiles. The clothes drying rack has a reinforced top structure and bottom structure to support heavy loads. The top structure further comprises a plurality of clothes hooks to further enhance the capacity of the clothes drying rack. When not in use, the clothes drying rack can be collapsed into a smaller form factor for storage. The clothes drying rack comprises a top structure, a bottom structure, and a plurality of scissor structures.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of foldable and telescopicgarment hangers, more specifically, a foldable clothes drying rack.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The clothes drying rack is a collapsible rack adapted for use in dryingapparel and textiles. The clothes drying rack has a reinforced topstructure and bottom structure to support heavy loads. The top structurefurther comprises a plurality of clothes hooks to further enhance thecapacity of the clothes drying rack. When not in use, the clothes dryingrack can be collapsed into a smaller form factor for storage.

These together with additional objects, features and advantages of theclothes drying rack will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skillin the art upon reading the following detailed description of thepresently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments whentaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of theclothes drying rack in detail, it is to be understood that the clothesdrying rack is not limited in its applications to the details ofconstruction and arrangements of the components set forth in thefollowing description or illustration. Those skilled in the art willappreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilizedas a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems forcarrying out the several purposes of the clothes drying rack.

It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including suchequivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spiritand scope of the clothes drying rack. It is also to be understood thatthe phraseology and terminology employed herein are for purposes ofdescription and should not be regarded as limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention are incorporated in and constitute a partof this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention andtogether with the description serve to explain the principles of theinvention. They are meant to be exemplary illustrations provided toenable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are notintended to limit the scope of the appended claims.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a folded embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT

The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and isnot intended to limit the described embodiments of the application anduses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary”or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, orillustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or“illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred oradvantageous over other implementations. All of the implementationsdescribed below are exemplary implementations provided to enable personsskilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended tolimit the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, there is nointention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented inthe preceding technical field, background, brief summary or thefollowing detailed description.

Detailed reference will now be made to a first potential embodiment ofthe disclosure, which is illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7.

The clothes drying rack 100 (hereinafter invention) comprises a topstructure 101, a bottom structure 102, and a plurality of scissorstructures 103. The top structure 101, the bottom structure 102, and theplurality of scissor structures 103 are assembled from a plurality ofscissor bars 104, a plurality of end caps 105, a plurality of dowels106, and a plurality of pivots 107. The invention 100 further comprisesa plurality of clothes hooks 108 and a plurality of locking hooks 109.In the first potential embodiment of the disclosure, the plurality ofscissor structures 103 further comprises a first scissor structure 111,a second scissor structure 112, and a third scissor structure 113.

Each of the plurality of scissor bars 104 is a strut that is formed inthe shape of a rectangular block or bar. In the first potentialembodiment of the disclosure, the plurality of scissor bars 104 furthercomprises a first scissor bar 131, a second scissor bar 132, a thirdscissor bar 133, a fourth scissor bar 134, a fifth scissor bar 135, asixth scissor bar 136, a seventh scissor bar 137, an eighth scissor bar138, a ninth scissor bar 139, a tenth scissor bar 140, an eleventhscissor bar 141, and a twelfth scissor bar 142. Each of the plurality ofend caps 105 is a strut that is formed in the shape of a rectangularblock or bar. In the first potential embodiment of the disclosure, theplurality of end caps 105 further comprises a first end bar 121, asecond end bar 122, a third end bar 123 and a fourth end bar 124. Eachof the plurality of dowels 106 is a cylindrical bar. In the firstpotential embodiment of the disclosure, the plurality of dowels 106further comprises a first dowel 151, a second dowel 152, a third dowel153, a fourth dowel 154, a fifth dowel 155, a sixth dowel 156 a seventhdowel 157, an eighth dowel 158, a ninth dowel 159, a tenth dowel 160, aneleventh dowel 161, a twelfth dowel 162, and a thirteenth dowel 163.

Each of the plurality of pivots 107 performs two functions. First, eachpivot selected from the plurality of pivots 107 is used to attach adowel selected from the plurality of dowels 106 to either a scissor barselected from the plurality of scissor bars 104 or an end cap selectedfrom the plurality of end caps 105. Second, each pivot selected from theplurality of pivots 107 allows a scissor bar selected from the pluralityof scissor bars 104 or an end cap selected from the plurality of endcaps 105 to rotate around the dowel attached by the selected pivot. Asshown in FIG. 7, each of the plurality of pivots 107 further comprises adrilled hole 146, a first grommet 147 and a second grommet 148. Thedrilled hole 146 is a hole that is drilled into either a scissor barselected from the plurality of scissor bars 104 or an end cap selectedfrom the plurality of end caps 105 that is sized to receive a dowelselected from the plurality of dowels 106. The first grommet 147 and thesecond grommet 148 are used to cap the edges of the drilled hole 146.The first grommet 147 and the second grommet 148 are sized to receivethe dowel selected from the plurality of dowels 106.

The plurality of pivots 107 further comprises a first pivot 171, asecond pivot 172, a third pivot 173, a fourth pivot 174, a fifth pivot175, a sixth pivot 176, a seventh pivot 177, an eighth pivot 178, aninth pivot 179, a tenth pivot 180, an eleventh pivot 181, a twelfthpivot 182, a thirteenth pivot 183, a fourteenth pivot 184, a fifteenthpivot 185, a sixteenth pivot 186, a seventeenth pivot 187, an eighteenthpivot 188, a nineteenth pivot 189, a twentieth pivot 190, a twenty firstpivot 191, a twenty second pivot 192, a twenty third pivot 193, a twentyfourth pivot 194, a twenty fifth pivot 195, a twenty sixth pivot 196, atwenty seventh pivot 197, a twenty eighth pivot 198, a twenty ninthpivot 199, a thirtieth pivot 200, a thirty first pivot 201, a thirtysecond pivot 202, a thirty third pivot 203, a thirty fourth pivot 204, athirty fifth pivot 205, a thirty sixth pivot 206, a thirty seventh pivot207, a thirty eighth pivot 208, a thirty ninth pivot 209, a fortiethpivot 210, a fourth first pivot 211, a forty second pivot 212, a fortythird pivot 213, a forty fourth pivot 214, a forty fifth pivot 215, aforty sixth pivot 216, a forty seventh pivot 217 and a forty eighthpivot 218.

The top structure 101 is assembled from the first end cap 121, thesecond end cap 122, the first dowel 151, the second dowel 152, the thirddowel 153, the fourth dowel 154, the first pivot 171, the second pivot172, the third pivot 173, the fourth pivot 174, the fifth pivot 175, thesixth pivot 176, the seventh pivot 177, and the eighth pivot 178. Thefirst pivot 171, the third pivot 173, the fifth pivot 175 and theseventh pivot 177 are installed in the first end cap 121. The secondpivot 172, the fourth pivot 174, the sixth pivot 176 and the eighthpivot 178 are installed in the second end cap 122. The first dowel 151attaches the first pivot 171 to the second pivot 172. The second dowel152 attaches the third pivot 173 to the fourth pivot 174. The thirddowel 153 attaches the fifth pivot 175 to the sixth pivot 176. Thefourth dowel 154 attaches the seventh pivot 177 to the eighth pivot 178.

The bottom structure 102 is assembled in a manner identical to the topstructure 101 as described in the previous paragraph. The bottomstructure 102 further comprises the third end cap 123, the fourth endcap 124, the tenth dowel 160, the eleventh dowel 161, the twelfth dowel162, the thirteenth dowel 163, the twenty ninth pivot 199, the thirtiethpivot 200, the thirty first pivot 201, the thirty second pivot 202, thethirty third pivot 203, the thirty fourth pivot 204, the thirty fifthpivot 205 and the thirty sixth pivot 206. The twenty ninth pivot 199,the thirty first pivot 201, the thirty third pivot 203 and the thirtyfifth pivot 205 are installed in the third end cap 123. The thirtiethpivot 200, the thirty second pivot 202, the thirty fourth pivot 204 andthe thirty sixth pivot 206 are installed in the fourth end cap 124. Thetenth dowel 160 attaches the twenty ninth pivot 199 and the thirtiethpivot 200. The eleventh dowel 161 attaches the thirty first pivot 201and the thirty second pivot 202. The twelfth dowel 162 attaches thethirty third pivot 203 and the thirty fourth pivot 204. The thirteenthdowel 163 attaches the thirty fifth pivot 205 and the thirty sixth pivot206.

The top structure 101 further comprises a plurality of clothes hooks108. Each of the plurality of clothes hooks 108 is a commerciallyavailable hook that is installed in either the first end cap 121 or thesecond end cap 122 for the purpose of holding apparel or textiles. Inthe first potential embodiment of the disclosure, the plurality ofclothes hooks 108 comprises a first clothes hook 115, a second clotheshook 116, a third clothes hook 117, and a fourth clothes hook 118. Thefirst clothes hook 115 and the second clothes hook 116 are installed inthe second end cap 122. The third clothes hook 117 and the fourthclothes hook 118 are installed in the first end cap 121.

The first scissor structure 111 further comprises the first scissor bar131, the second scissor bar 132, the third scissor bar 133, the fourthscissor bar 134, the fifth dowel 155, the sixth dowel 156, the ninthpivot 179, the tenth pivot 180, the eleventh pivot 181, the twelfthpivot 182, the thirteenth pivot 183, the fourteenth pivot 184, thefifteenth pivot 185 and the sixteenth pivot 186. The ninth pivot 179 andthe thirteenth pivot 183 are installed in the first scissor bar 131. Thetenth pivot 180 and the fourteenth pivot 184 are installed in the secondscissor bar 132. The eleventh pivot 181 and the fifteenth pivot 185 areinstalled in the third scissor bar 133. The twelfth pivot 182 and thesixteenth pivot 186 are installed in the fourth scissor bar 134. Thefifth dowel 155 attaches the ninth pivot 179, tenth pivot 180, eleventhpivot 181, and twelfth pivot 182 to each other. The sixth dowel 156attaches the thirteenth pivot 183, fourteenth pivot 184, fifteenth pivot185, and sixteenth pivot 186 to each other. The first scissor structure111 further comprises a plurality of locking hooks 109. The plurality oflocking hooks 109 further comprises a first locking hook 126 and asecond locking hook 127. Each of the plurality of locking hooks 109 arecommercially available hooks that are used to attach the first scissorstructure 111 to the fourth dowel 154 of the top structure 101. When theplurality of locking hooks 109 are attached to the fourth dowel 154, theinvention 100 is locked in position.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the plurality of locking hooks is released fromthe fourth dowel 154, the first scissor structure 111 will collapse suchthat the first scissor bar 131 and the fourth scissor bar 134 willrotate in the same direction and the second scissor bar 132 and thethird scissor bar 133 will rotate in the same direction which isopposite to the direction of rotation of the first scissor bar 131 andthe fourth scissor bar 134 reducing the overall height of the firstscissor structure 111.

The second scissor structure 112 further comprises the fifth scissor bar135, sixth scissor bar 136, the seventh scissor bar 137, the eighthscissor bar 138, the seventh dowel 157, the eighth dowel 158, theseventeenth pivot 187, the eighteenth pivot 188, the nineteenth pivot189, the twentieth pivot 190, the twenty first pivot 191, the twentysecond pivot 192, the twenty third pivot 193, the twenty fourth pivot194, the thirty seventh pivot 207, the thirty eighth pivot 208, thethirty ninth pivot 209 and the fortieth pivot 210. The seventeenth pivot187, the twenty first pivot 191 and the thirty seventh pivot 207 areinstalled in the fifth scissor bar 135. The eighteenth pivot 188, thetwenty second pivot 192 and the thirty eighth pivot 208 are installed inthe sixth scissor bar 136. The nineteenth pivot 189, the twenty thirdpivot 193, and the thirty ninth pivot 209 are installed in the seventhscissor bar 137. The twentieth pivot 190, the twenty fourth pivot 194,and the fortieth pivot 210 are installed in the eighth scissor bar 138.The seventh dowel 157 attaches the seventeenth pivot 187, eighteenthpivot 188, nineteenth pivot 189, and twentieth pivot 190 to each other.The eighth dowel 158 attaches the twenty first pivot 191, twenty secondpivot 192, twenty third pivot 193, and twenty fourth pivot 194 to eachother.

The fifth dowel 155 attaches the thirty seventh pivot 207, thirty eighthpivot 208, the thirty ninth pivot 209 and fortieth pivot 210 to eachother and to the first scissor structure 111. As shown in FIG. 5, whenthe first scissor structure 111 is collapsed, the second scissorstructure 112 will collapse such that the fifth scissor bar 135 and theeighth scissor bar 138 will rotate in the same direction and the sixthscissor 136 and the seventh scissor bar 137 will rotate in the samedirection which is opposite to the direction of rotation of the fifthscissor bar 135 and the eighth scissor bar 138 reducing the overallheight of the second scissor structure 112.

The third scissor structure 113 further comprises the ninth scissor bar139, tenth scissor bar 140, the eleventh scissor bar 141, the twelfthscissor bar 142, the ninth dowel 159, the twenty fifth pivot 195, thetwenty sixth pivot 196, the twenty seventh pivot 197, the twenty eighthpivot 198, the forty first pivot 211, the forty second pivot 212, theforty third pivot 213, the forty fourth pivot 214, the forty fifth pivot215, the forty sixth pivot 216, the forty seventh pivot 217 and theforty eighth pivot 218. The twenty fifth pivot 195, the forty firstpivot 211 and the forty fifth pivot 215 are installed in the ninthscissor bar 139. The twenty sixth pivot 196, the forty second pivot 212and the forty sixth pivot 216 are installed in the tenth scissor bar140. The twenty seventh pivot 197, the forty third pivot 213, and theforty seventh pivot 217 are installed in the eleventh scissor bar 141.The twenty eighth pivot 198, the forty fourth pivot 214, and the fortyeighth pivot 218 are installed in the twelfth scissor bar 142. The ninthdowel 159 attaches the twenty fifth pivot 195, twenty sixth pivot 196,twenty seventh pivot 197 and the twenty eighth pivot 198 to each other.The eighth dowel 158 attaches the forty fifth pivot 215, forty sixthpivot 216, forty seventh pivot 217 and forty eighth pivot 218 to eachother and to the second scissor structure 112. The tenth dowel 160attaches the forty first pivot 211, forty second pivot 212, forty thirdpivot 213 and forty fourth pivot 214 to each other and to the bottomstructure 102. As shown in FIG. 5, when the second scissor structure 112is collapsed, the third scissor structure 113 will collapse such thatthe ninth scissor bar 139 and the twelfth scissor bar 142 will rotate inthe same direction and the sixth scissor 136 and the eleventh scissorbar 141 will rotate in the same direction which is opposite to thedirection of rotation of the ninth scissor bar 139 and the twelfthscissor bar 142 reducing the overall height of the third scissorstructure 113.

To use the invention 100, the first scissor structure 111, secondscissor structure 112, and the third scissor structure 113 are raisedsuch that first scissor structure 111 is attached to the top structure101 using the first locking hook 126 and the second locking hook 127such that the invention 100 is in an expanded embodiment which allowsapparel and textiles to be stored on the invention 100.

Each of the plurality of scissor bars 104 and each of the plurality ofend caps 105 is a commercially available piece of lumber formed in theshape of a rectangular block. Each of the plurality of dowels 106 is acommercially available wooden dowel. Each of the plurality of pivots 107comprises two commercially available metal grommets that are used to capholes drilled in the plurality of scissor bars 104 and the plurality ofend caps 105. The metal grommets and the holes drilled in the pluralityof scissor bars 104 and the plurality of end caps 105 are sized toreceive each of the plurality of dowels 106. Each of the plurality ofclothes hooks 108 and each of the plurality of locking hooks 109 arereadily and commercially available hardware. The top structure 101 andthe bottom structure 102 are reinforced for heavy loads through the useof four dowels instead of two or three dowels. The use of the additionaldowels in the top structure and the bottom structure improve thestability and load carrying capacity of the invention 100.

The following definitions were used in this disclosure:

Pivot: As used in this disclosure, a pivot is a rod or shaft aroundwhich an object rotates or swings.

Textile: As used in this disclosure, a textile is a material that iswoven, knitted, or felted. Synonyms in common usage for this definitioninclude fabric and cloth.

With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that theoptimum dimensional relationship for the various components of theinvention described above and in FIGS. 1 through 7, include variationsin size, materials, shape, form, function, and manner of operation,assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilledin the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in thedrawings and described in the specification are intended to beencompassed by the invention.

It shall be noted that those skilled in the art will readily recognizenumerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the variousembodiments of the present invention which will result in an improvedinvention, yet all of which will fall within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, theinvention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims andtheir equivalents.

The inventor claims:
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A garment hanger comprising: a top structure, abottom structure; and a plurality of scissor structures; wherein thegarment hanger is adapted for use in drying apparel and textiles;wherein the top structure and bottom structure are reinforced via theplurality of scissor structures in order to support loads thereon;wherein the garment hanger further comprises a plurality of clotheshooks; wherein the garment hanger is able to be collapsed; wherein thetop structure, the bottom structure, and the plurality of scissorstructures are assembled from a plurality of scissor bars, a pluralityof end caps, a plurality of dowels, and a plurality of pivots; whereinthe plurality of scissor structures further comprises a first scissorstructure, a second structure scissor, and a third scissor structure;wherein each of the plurality of scissor bars is a strut; wherein theplurality of scissor bars further comprises a first scissor bar, asecond scissor bar, a third scissor bar, a fourth scissor bar, a fifthscissor bar, a sixth scissor bar, a seventh scissor bar, an eighthscissor bar, a ninth scissor bar, a tenth scissor bar, an eleventhscissor bar, and a twelfth scissor bar; wherein each of the plurality ofend caps is a strut; wherein the plurality of end caps further comprisesa first end bar, a second end bar, a third end bar and a fourth end bar;wherein each of the plurality of dowels is a cylindrical bar; whereinthe plurality of dowels further comprises a first dowel, a second dowel,a third dowel, a fourth dowel, a fifth dowel, a sixth dowel, a seventhdowel, an eighth dowel, a ninth dowel, a tenth dowel, an eleventh dowel,a twelfth dowel, and a thirteenth dowel; wherein each of the pluralityof pivots comprises a drilled hole, a first grommet, and a secondgrommet; wherein the plurality of pivots further comprises a firstpivot, a second pivot, a third pivot, a fourth pivot, a fifth pivot, asixth pivot, a seventh pivot, an eighth pivot, a ninth pivot, a tenthpivot, an eleventh pivot, a twelfth pivot, a thirteenth pivot, afourteenth pivot, a fifteenth pivot, a sixteenth pivot, a seventeenthpivot, an eighteenth pivot, a nineteenth pivot, a twentieth pivot, atwenty first pivot, a twenty second pivot, a twenty third pivot, atwenty fourth pivot, a twenty fifth pivot, a twenty sixth pivot, atwenty seventh pivot, a twenty eighth pivot, a twenty ninth pivot, athirtieth pivot, a thirty first pivot, a thirty second pivot, a thirtythird pivot, a thirty fourth pivot, a thirty fifth pivot, a thirty sixthpivot, a thirty seventh pivot, a thirty eighth pivot, a thirty ninthpivot, a fortieth pivot, a fourth first pivot, a forty second pivot, aforty third pivot, a forty fourth pivot, a forty fifth pivot, a fortysixth pivot, a forty seventh pivot and a forty eighth pivot; wherein thetop structure is assembled from the first end cap, the second end cap,the first dowel, the second dowel, the third dowel, the fourth dowel,the first pivot, the second pivot, the third pivot, the fourth pivot,the fifth pivot, the sixth pivot, the seventh pivot, and the eighthpivot; wherein the top structure is assembled from the first end cap,the second end cap, the first dowel, the second dowel, the third dowel,the fourth dowel, the first pivot, the second pivot, the third pivot,the fourth pivot, the fifth pivot, the sixth pivot, the seventh pivot,and the eighth pivot; wherein the bottom structure is assembled from thethird end cap, the fourth end cap, the tenth dowel, the eleventh dowel,the twelfth dowel, the thirteenth dowel, the twenty ninth pivot, thethirtieth pivot, the thirty first pivot, the thirty second pivot, thethirty third pivot, the thirty fourth pivot, the thirty fifth pivot andthe thirty sixth pivot; wherein the first scissor structure is assembledfrom the first scissor bar, the second scissor bar, the third scissorbar, the fourth scissor bar, the fifth dowel, the sixth dowel, the ninthpivot, the tenth pivot, the eleventh pivot, the twelfth pivot, thethirteenth pivot, the fourteenth pivot, the fifteenth pivot and thesixteenth pivot; wherein the second scissor structure is assembled fromthe fifth scissor bar, sixth scissor bar, the seventh scissor bar, theeighth scissor bar, the seventh dowel, the eighth dowel, the seventeenthpivot, the eighteenth pivot, the nineteenth pivot, the twentieth pivot,the twenty first pivot, the twenty second pivot, the twenty third pivot,the twenty fourth pivot, the thirty seventh pivot, the thirty eighthpivot, the thirty ninth pivot and the fortieth pivot; wherein the thirdscissor structure is assembled from the ninth scissor bar, tenth scissorbar, the eleventh scissor bar, the twelfth scissor bar, the ninth dowel,the twenty fifth pivot, the twenty sixth pivot, the twenty seventhpivot, the twenty eighth pivot, the forty first pivot, the forty secondpivot, the forty third pivot, the forty fourth pivot, the forty fifthpivot, the forty sixth pivot, the forty seventh pivot and the fortyeighth pivot; wherein the plurality of clothes hooks comprises a firstclothes hook, a second clothes hook, a third clothes hook, and a fourthclothes hook; wherein the first clothes hook and the second clothes hookare installed in the second end cap; wherein the third clothes hook andthe fourth clothes hook are installed in the first end cap.
 2. Thegarment hanger according to claim 1 wherein the first scissor structurefurther comprises a plurality of locking hooks; wherein the plurality oflocking hooks further comprises a first locking hook and a secondlocking hook; wherein the first locking hook and the second locking hookare attached to the first scissor structure; wherein the first lockinghook and the second locking hook are used to attach to the fourth dowelto hold the garment hanger in position when the garment hanger is not inthe collapsed position.
 3. The garment hanger according to claim 2wherein the first pivot, the third pivot, the fifth pivot and theseventh pivot are installed in the first end cap; wherein the secondpivot, the fourth pivot, the sixth pivot and the eighth pivot areinstalled in the second end cap; wherein the first dowel attaches thefirst pivot to the second pivot; wherein the second dowel attaches thethird pivot to the fourth pivot; wherein the third dowel attaches thefifth pivot to the sixth pivot; wherein the fourth dowel attaches theseventh pivot to the eighth pivot; wherein the twenty ninth pivot, thethirty first pivot, the thirty third pivot and the thirty fifth pivotare installed in the third end cap; wherein the thirtieth pivot, thethirty second pivot, the thirty fourth pivot and the thirty sixth pivotare installed in the fourth end cap; wherein the tenth dowel attachesthe twenty ninth pivot and the thirtieth pivot; wherein the eleventhdowel attaches the thirty first pivot and the thirty second pivot;wherein the twelfth dowel attaches the thirty third pivot and the thirtyfourth pivot; wherein the thirteenth dowel attaches the thirty fifthpivot and the thirty sixth pivot; wherein the ninth pivot and thethirteenth pivot are installed in the first scissor bar; wherein thetenth pivot and the fourteenth pivot are installed in the second scissorbar; wherein the eleventh pivot and the fifteenth pivot are installed inthe third scissor bar; wherein the twelfth pivot and the sixteenth pivotare installed in the fourth scissor bar; wherein the fifth dowelattaches the ninth pivot, the tenth pivot, the eleventh pivot, and thetwelfth pivot to each other; wherein the sixth dowel attaches thethirteenth pivot, the fourteenth pivot, the fifteenth pivot, and thesixteenth pivot to each other; wherein the seventeenth pivot, the twentyfirst pivot and the thirty seventh pivot are installed in the fifthscissor bar; wherein the eighteenth pivot, the twenty second pivot andthe thirty eighth pivot are installed in the sixth scissor bar; whereinthe nineteenth pivot, the twenty third pivot, and the thirty ninth pivotare installed in the seventh scissor bar; wherein the twentieth pivot,the twenty fourth pivot, and the fortieth pivot are installed in theeighth scissor bar; wherein the seventh dowel attaches the seventeenthpivot, eighteenth pivot, nineteenth pivot, and twentieth pivot to eachother; wherein the eighth dowel attaches the twenty first pivot, twentysecond pivot, twenty third pivot, and twenty fourth pivot to each other;wherein the fifth dowel attaches the thirty seventh pivot, thirty eighthpivot, the thirty ninth pivot and fortieth pivot to each other and tothe first scissor structure; wherein the twenty fifth pivot, the fortyfirst pivot and the forty fifth pivot are installed in the ninth scissorbar; wherein the twenty sixth pivot, the forty second pivot and theforty sixth pivot are installed in the tenth scissor bar; wherein thetwenty seventh pivot, the forty third pivot, and the forty seventh pivotare installed in the eleventh scissor bar; wherein the twenty eighthpivot, the forty fourth pivot, and the forty eighth pivot are installedin the twelfth scissor bar; wherein the ninth dowel attaches the twentyfifth pivot, twenty sixth pivot, twenty seventh pivot and the twentyeighth pivot to each other; wherein the eighth dowel attaches the fortyfifth pivot, forty sixth pivot, forty seventh pivot and forty eighthpivot to each other and to the second scissor structure; wherein thetenth dowel attaches the forty first pivot, forty second pivot, fortythird pivot and forty fourth pivot to each other and to the bottomstructure.